balzi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Body shaming
surdiablo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really liked this one much to my surprise, as I burned through it whenever I had the chance to read, especially after having low expectations due to Crown of Swords. I thought pacing was good enough, which of course is still comparatively slow considering Jordan's writing style, but it's also the shortest book in the series so that I didn't find it too bad. While the book lacks Mat which I didn't notice much as I am invested enough in the remaining characters, the overall plot still moves at a snail's pace, although the 'bowl of weather' story that has been dragging for a while finally comes to fruition and there's several nail-biting moments that would leave you filled with awe and melancholy. It does rather end a bit abruptly with a tease of what's to come, rather than ending on a high note with Rand's final chapter which I found a bit deflating. Suffice to say it's not a perfect book and not fully self-contained, but that is to be expected with the storylines spanning over multiple books and I am somewhat coming to terms with Jordan's slow writing. However, also offers some of the best chapters featuring Rand in the series and I had such a blast going through them. Overall, I found it better than CoS but still not on the level of other favorites.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, War, and Torture
Moderate: Death and Rape
montanius's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
annick's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I struggled to finish this. I wanted to stop when Logan bonded the Aes Sedai and Jordan wrote her pleasure with submitting to enslavement and assault.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, War, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, and Body shaming
The writer is at fault. He only writes relationships as ones where one dominates and the other resists/submits. No examples of dialogue with questions, where characters seek to learn from others. No examples of collaborative team work, willingness to learn from others and to trust others. It feels so monotonous with this lack of diversity in the authors writing of human interactionsfinlay27's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and War
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